2012 Outdoor USTFCCCA All-Americans

NEW ORLEANS, La. – Four members of the Hampton University women's track & field team were named Honorable Mention All-American, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced on Tuesday.

Senior Benita Taylor (Philadelphia, Pa.) earned Honorable Mention honors in both the 800-meter run and the 4x400-meter relay. She ran a 2:09.23 in the preliminaries of the 800-meter run, coming in eighth in her heat in the NCAA Outdoor Championships this past weekend in Des Moines, Iowa.

Joining Taylor as Honorable Mention All-Americans in the 4x400-meter relay are freshman Cassandra Jones (Norfolk, Va.), Emmy Fraenk (Hampton, Va.) and senior Claudia Calder (Kingston, Jamaica).

The Lady Pirates ran a 3:41.44 in their preliminary heat at the NCAA Championships.

First Team USTFCCCA All-America honors are awarded to those who earn any portion of a team point at the national championships, or reach an eight-entrant final. Second Team All-America honors are handed out to those whose final placing in the national meet range from ninth to 16th place.

Those who participated at the final site, but did not place in the meet's top 16, are listed as honorable mention for the All-America award.

Student-athletes from USTFCCCA member programs are eligible for All-America consideration.

In all, 189 men and 188 women earned All-America honors.

For more information on Hampton University track & field, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.